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Chatter

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discover that cultural norms heavily influence how we communicate. They experience the challenge of using and interpreting unfamiliar communication patterns. They identify strategies for successful cross-cultural communication.
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Interactive
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ESL: Modals-Can, Could, Be able to, May, Might

For Students 4th - 6th
In this ESL modals worksheet, students type in the appropriate word to correctly complete sentences, choosing from: can, could, be able to, may or might, using negatives when necessary.
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Interactive
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Modal Verbs Exercise 1

For Students 5th - 10th
In this online interactive grammar skills worksheet, students answer 20 fill in the blank questions regarding the use of modal verbs. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Organizer
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The Middle East: A Region

For Students 6th - 9th
In this Middle East worksheet, learners respond to 4 short answer questions about the region and its characteristics after they read assigned textbook pages. Students also complete a graphic organizer.
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Worksheet
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Which is the Biggest?

For Students 1st
In this conversation worksheet, 1st graders, working with a partner, team up to discuss forty various different categories of people and things to see which one of them are the biggest using comparative and superlative terms.
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ESL Basic English Verb Tenses

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
In this basic English verb tense worksheet, students choose the correct sentence and explain to their partner why it is correct. They write the correct verb form in the table at the bottom of the page under its correct name. There are 7...
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Responsibilities

For Teachers K
Students identify different responsibilities they have at home and at school. In this responsibilities lesson plan, students identify the responsibilities they need to follow through on and what happens when they don't. They put...
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Keeping the Past Alive

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students read about the oral histories of West Africa and complete related activities. In this oral histories lesson, students read about the importance of oral customs in African cultures. Students interview a family member about oral...
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The Ideal Home

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders design their ideal home.  In this ideal home lesson, 5th graders illustrate and describe their ideal home.  Students present visuals to their classmates. Lesson is part of a unit.
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Researching and Writing Travel Brochures

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Pupils design a travel brochure. In this travel brochure lesson, students review travel brochures and discuss a travel adventure they would like to go on.  Pupils prepare an outline of their own brochure with itinerary.  
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Television and Movies

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore media.  In this television and movies instructional activity, 5th graders compare a variety of types of television shows and movies. 
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Suffering in Sudan

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students investigate the humanitarian crisis in the Sudan. They examine the make up of the rebel groups involved in the fighting and the attempts to resolve the conflict.
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Worksheet
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Breaking News English: Half of Europe's Citizens are Bilingual

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Half of Europe's Citizens are Bilingual," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Lesson Plan
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VH1 Driven: Shakira, Lesson 2

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students watch a video about the life of Latin singer/pop star, Shakira. They research various foreign music styles and discuss how they influence American pop music today.
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Connecting Math to Our Lives

For Teachers K - 12th
Students participate in an online interactive forum to explore how math is used in their families and communities. They design games to submit to other students online, and identify and organize data to solve the problems from other...
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Lesson Plan
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Reading and Writing

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students memorize their colors in English and practice by asking simple questions like, "What color is this?" and answering "This is green," etc.
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Website
BBC

Bbc News: Arabic Language Version

For Students 9th - 10th
World news headlines in English with Arabic introductions and target vocabulary words, with vocabulary help in Arabic. Students can also listen to an English language broadcast of the story. Very handy site for upper level...
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Activity
Penguin Publishing

Penguin Random House: Living Language: Language Lab Arabic

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the Arabic Language Lab and have fun too. Practice with different games or review vocabulary with the digital flashcards.
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Interactive
Digital Dialects

Digital Dialects: Arabic Language

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A starter for learning Arabic. Find introductory vocabulary terms. Challenge recognition and understanding with games.
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Primary
Penguin Publishing

Penguin Random House: Living Language: Starting Out in Arabic [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an introductory course teaching the basics of the Arabic language. You'll learn some basic expressions that you will find very useful in everyday interactions, such as greeting people, and how to introduce yourself to someone.
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Website
Other

Al bab.com: An Open Door to the Arab World

For Students 9th - 10th
This English-language site offers information about all aspects of the Arab world, from material culture to human rights. There are also sections on minority populations living in the Arab Middle East (e.g., the Kurds). Site is entirely...
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Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Arabs

For Students 9th - 10th
The Arab world is usually considered to be comprised of the following nineteen countries: Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Chad, Lebanon, Egypt, Sudan, Jordan, Syria, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Saudi...
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Website
Joe Landsberger

Study Guides & Strategies for Speakers of Arabic.

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the Arabic language version of a study skills site also available in English and other languages as well. Different sections teach skills in reading and writing, Internet literacy, critical thinking, math, science, dealing with...
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Article
Other

Saudi Aramco World: Rediscovering Arabic Science

For Students 9th - 10th
For most westerners, and indeed for many Arabs, the spectacular achievements of Arabic language science from the eighth through the 16th centuries come as a startling discovery, as if an unknown continent had suddenly appeared on the...

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